We strive to offer you free Chinese learning resources. This series focuses on idioms and proverbs, which are rich in meaning and can be used in various situations. Today’s idiom is 「心不由主」, and its meaning and usage are explained below.
This feature highlights the idiom 「心不由主」, with its meaning and examples shown below.
Being emotionally aroused means that one’s mind is out of control.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
xīn bù yóu zhǔ
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
sam1 bat1 yau4 jyu2
There are a countless number of Chinese idioms, each with unique meanings and applications. We’ve provided these resources to help guide you as you dive deeper into learning Chinese.
